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Summer Symposium - Children and Youth with Complex Communication Needs

Presented By

Shaun Pearson, Melanie Sicotte

Session Details

Date Time
August 27, 20199:00 am to 3:30 pm

Location

Calgary (Highfield)
3610 9 St SE, Calgary, AB
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Grade Levels

All

Children and youth with complex communication needs (CCN) benefit from assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication to support communication and language development. Students who have complex communication needs are unable to communicate effectively using speech alone. They and their communication partners may benefit from using alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) methods, either temporarily or permanently.

AAC systems of communication do not rely on speech. Children and youth who require AAC may have some speech but not enough to meet their daily needs. AAC systems may be used to augment existing communication skills or provide an alternative to speech.

The Calgary and Area Regional Collaborative Service Delivery CCN Working Group is offering this Summer Symposium in Calgary to staff new to working with children and youth with CCN.

This one day session led by Shaun Pearson and Melanie Sicotte, Speech Language Pathologists with Renfrew Educational Services, will provide you with a broad array of hands-on activities, practical knowledge and skills development to promote academic success for your students. Classroom supports appropriate for ECS through high school classrooms will be discussed.

Target Audience

Educators and Professionals working with Children and Youth with Complex Communication Needs (CCN)

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The Symposium is designed for teachers and teams who will be new to supporting children or youth with CCN in the 2019/2020 school year.

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